The City Of Durango is considering adding organic materials collection (food scraps and yard trimmings) to its curbside trash and recycling service. This collection and composting program could: · Reduce the amount of waste sent to the landfill by as much as 40%; · Cut greenhouse gas emissions; · Produce compost and mulch that improve soil health and retain water · Help Durango meet its climate and sustainability goals. Thanks to a Producer

The public comment period for speaking out against the reopening of 340,000 acres for oil and gas as well as mining development in Chaco Canyon ends on July 29.

Petitions are now circulating to get a Graduated Income Tax (GIT) on the fall ballot. Currently Colorado has a flat tax which means that those making $20,000 in annual income are taxed at the same rate at those making over $500,000. If we are successful in getting this on the ballot and it passes, 97% of Coloradans will see a decrease in their taxes or no change to their taxes.

Our Public Lands are under attack by the Trump administration. Please call/write and take action before we lose what cannot be replaced.

The SAVE Act is not a voter protection bill, it’s a voter suppression bill. Push back loudly on any version of voter suppression legislation. Read more HERE . To Do: Call Senator Hickenlooper and Bennet’s offices and tell them to vote NO!

CONTACT CONGRESS: SENATORS Michael Benett and John Hickenlooper to support or Co-Sponsor Senator Tim Kaine's War Powers Resolution Act and CONTACT REP Jeff Hurd to support Rep. Thomas Massie's (Republican Rep from Kentucky) War Powers Resolution Act. Congress must immediately pass a War Powers Resolution to end this illegal military operation and reassert it's Constitutional responsibilities.

Do you support unmasking ICE and requiring police from outside of our community to clearly identify themselves when operating in our City? Do you live within the Durango City Limits? Contact Ted Wright 970.749.3584 to sign the citizen's initiative petition for a Durango ordinance that prohibits masking of law enforcement officers and requires visible identification, keeps policing local and returns constitutionality and trust to policing and the People. Signing this petition

From 5 Calls: "Republicans in Congress have introduced the extreme anti-voter Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act (H.R. 22/S.128) and declared it among their top priorities. This bill would hinder millions of eligible Americans from registering to vote by requiring citizens to present a birth certificate or passport in person to register. Millions of Americans don’t have easy access to these documents. More than 21.3 million Americans lack immediate access to docu

Durango City Council and Durango Police Department have contracted for a surveillance system throughout Durango. They say it just reads license plates, but information is shared with ICE. Ending this surveillance state depends on our action NOW to prevent renewal of any contracts!

Help our local immigrant families affected by ICE removals. This fund is managed by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango.